>> president obama and mitt romney preparing to make campaign stops in virginia today. this comes after romney changed course on his controversial remarks>> i.t. department fire in northwest d.c. sent four people to the hospital. brianne carter has details on the rescue. >> how much are you willing to sock. a former baseball star could be putting it on the market. good morning washington at 5:00

a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington>> curt schilling has been saving that and does not washed it. it's friday, october 5. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. let's get to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> is cool but it's going to be a beautiful day. the sunshine was with us yesterday and we will have even more today. let's look at the headlines. it's going to be a gorgeous friday with nothing but sunshine and temperatures around 80 degrees. we have big changes ahead for the weekend and a big drop in temperatures to go along with it, so get ready for that, especially on sunday. 64 at reagan national, 54 at dulles and gaithersburg. 65 by 9:00, 75 at noon, 80

degrees at 5:00 with sunshine and warm conditions. we will talk more about the changes in a little while. first, let's head over to traffic with angela. >> good morning. the friday morning commute, a crash southbound 270 near montgomery village. we will investigate. in the meantime, interstate 66, making the commute from haymarket, moving quite well. this is 66 and glebe road.keep in mind, crystal city, there is a closure on glebe road due to a utility pole down. northbound lanes expected to reopen at noon today. southbound will reopen sometime before 6:00. it's between the joists street and south hay. back to you. >> thank you. -- joyce street and hay.

>> the associated press reporting a couple minutes ago that an american gunman in a shooting in israel has been shot dead by authorities in israel. they are saying all this appears to stem from some sort of argument or dispute that this american was having with one of the employees of that hotel. the hotel is the leonardo club hotel on the red sea, a resort city in israel. we can show you a picture of what the area looks like. it's one of the hotels in that area. we are hearing this man is of jewish descent but an american citizen in his 20s. he was in israel on a program that brings american jewish children or an people to israel to live and work there for quite some time. it's reported that after he shot and killed one of the employees at the hotel, he barricaded himself in a hotel kitchen.

after some time and the swat team was called in, they would have to shoot him. he died as well. so it's two people shot. one of the hotel employees and the gunman, who was shot by a swat team. we hope to have more information online at wjla.com soon. >> another big story we are following, the presidential candidates to focus on voters. in voters >> obama and romney making appearances in the commonwealth this morning. romney apologizes about a controversial remark that he made during a fund-raiser. john gonzalez has more now. >> with a new-found momentum after what many describe as a strong showing in the first presidential debate, watched by 62 million americans, romney is back in virginia. three rallies in five days in the commonwealth. he has taken different approach on the controversy surrounding the 47% comments. >> what i said was completely

wrong. i absolutely believe that my life has shown that i care about 100 percent. >> the president is in virginia hoping to rebound after what a majority of americans believe was a lackluster performance in the debate. >> i met a very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney but i know it could not have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. >> john gonzalez reporting. we will get more updates throughout the morning. several hundred people said the president did not give his best performance and a former vice president offers his explanation. al gore blames it on the altitude in denver. the president only arrived the day of debate while mitt romney had been in denver since monday. the president only had a few hours to adjust.

ann romney will guest host good morning amon wednesday. >> she will appear during the 8:00 hour. she's one of several celebrities including oprah winfrey and steven colbert who are filling in for robin roberts. abc is in talks with first lady michelle obama for a similar guest appearance to happen before next month's election. >> of a chaotic scene caught on tape, a raging apartment fire in northwest d.c. firefighters rushed to save people trapped inside. four people were taken to a hospital. brianne carter joins us from k street. >> this was a fast-moving fire according to residents. there is boarded up by firefighters after all this happened. residents say it was very scary. shooting straight up smoke and flames quickly covered the apartment building while residents were still inside. >> we ran inside to get people

out. >> zack erin peterson and several others tried to help their neighbors, but the fire was too much. firefighters used a ladder truck to get them down. >> if it had been three minutes later, we would have had to jump. >> this boy's stepfather try to get out on his own from his third story window, but he fell. >> on the ground. >> been performed cpr before the man was taken to the hospital. >> i was trying to help him into the grass away from the fire. " several people were taken to a hospital. the man that fell is in critical condition. several people displaced from their homes this morning. brianne carter reporting. >> virginia holding a sales tax holiday on energy-efficient products. from today through monday you can save money by purchasing the

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>> good morning. i meteorologist jacqui jeras on this clear start. happy friday. it's the best day of the week. we will see lots of sunshine and temperatures will be very warm. starting out with 64 degrees at reagan national, 54 at dulles and gaithersburg, 68 by the water in annapolis. mostly sunny today, less humid 77-82. that's fantastic. but the weekend, not so much. clouds increasing tomorrow with 77. cloudy and blustery with showers on sunday and a high temperature of 57. get ready for those temperatures. angela now.

>> we have only had onedent. police are on the way. we have a live look at 270. the accident is out of 118 germantown road. we are moving well northbound and southbound right here. once they get on the scene, we will have more details. a major backups right now. south montgomery village on 270 there's an accident. you should not run into any trouble spots in maryland. in virginia, moving well on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. there is a live look at the traffic heading into the district. no early incidents or delays so far this morning. back to you. >> thank you. 5:12. time is running out if you would like to enter our facebook giveaway. >> you have 45 minutes to sign up until 6:00, for the chance to win four tickets to cox farms

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>> that would be scary. you never know what could happen in turbulence. >> it feels like fall outside. >> you think so? it's not bad. the air is dry air. that's the thing you'll notice today. there's no humidity for the most part. so that's the good news. today is shaping up to be beautiful, but the weekend, you will want to get outside today. that's all i can say. there's a look at the potomac. the lincoln memorial and the washington monument. it's a beautiful start overall. 64 is not shabby. 54 at dulles. the average high is 72. the average lowest 55. we are near the norm. we reached 81 yesterday. it felt great with sunshine in the afternoon. the morning low yesterday was 66 with clouds. the clouds did not want to budge

yesterday and finally made their way offshore. the high-pressure took over and will give us a nice day. waiting in the wings is another strong cold front. this is the same things that brought the terrible winter weather to minnesota and the dakotas. more than a foot in minnesota. that line will be approaching us for the weekend. we don't expect snowfall, but we could get rainfall. clouds increasing saturday with a chance of showers. a better chance of rain on sunday. then we will watch the high pressure building behind that. mostly sunny today, less humid 77-82. mainly clear tonight 52-62. temperatures dropping by 25 degrees by sunday at 67 degrees. i would like to connect with you. i did send out a few weeks -- tweets this morning. call me on twitter or go to

facebook. let's check and traffic with angela. >> it's going quite well. the accident not causing any trouble on 270 at montgomery village. there is a live look to see how things are flowing through germantown on 270. 29 moving well towards the beltway. 95 and the b-w parkway as well. getting through prince george's county of 50 as well as route 5 all moving well towards 495. in virginia there's one trouble spot in crystal city. glebe road is closed between south hays and south joyce. southbound expected to open sometime before 6:00 this morning. back to you. >> thank you. another milestone for facebook.

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>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> once again, virginia in the hot spot for the presidential candidates. president obama and mitt romney in virginia. and romney apologizing for the comment he made about 47% of americans. it's friday, october 5. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get straight to jacqui jeras for the forecast. >> the short term looks good, but not so much for the weekend.

today it' gorgeous on this friday. get an outside if you can. the weekend will bring changes in terms of a big drop in temperatures, blustery conditions, and chance of rain. today's forecast, focusing on the positive, we will see sunshine and high temperatures will be in the '80s. starting in the 60's and '50's this morning. let's head over to traffic. good morning angela. >> good morning. friday light is what we are looking at. maybe folks are taking off today. the drive through virginia is light. building volume, but nothing like what we normally see this time of morning. 395 doing pretty well also. if you are making the trek around the beltway in virginia, no reported troubles getting through annandale, heading up to tysons, and on the outer loop from springfield, will be quite well across the woodrow wilson

bridge. earlier crash reported on southbound 270 just before montgomery village, on the shoulder, not causing a delay. getting reports of an incidence at 370. use caution. get the latest. back to you. >> thank you. once again, the president to candidates are taking their battle for the nation's top job to virginia. -- >> mitt romney reversed his stance on controversial comment that he made about 47% of americans. john gonzalez is live at george mason university where the president will be later this morning. >> good morning. 13 electoral votes in virginia are a priority once again for both campaign trails. mitt romney will be in southwest virginia talking to coal supporters. president obama will likely

target a younger audience, holding a rally at george mason university. romney is open to build on his new-found momentum after what many describe as a very strong showing in the first presidential debate watched by 62 million americans. this will be part of three rallies in five days in the commonwealth for romney. for the first time he's talking about taking a different approach on the controversial comments he made on 47%. >> what i said was completely wrong. i absolutely believe that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> as for the president, he will be in virginia and fairfax hoping to rebound after what pundits tell of called a sub-par performance during the wednesday presidential debate. his campaign admitting they will have to adjust strategy for the next one in a couple weeks.

the focus this morning will be on jobs again, especially because the unemployment rate is expected to go up from 8.1% to 8.2%. john gonzalez reporting. >> a man charged in the murder of an arlington health care worker is scheduled to be sentenced. roger clark pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in january. he was accused of killing carl diener as he worked -- walked to work. and clark's cousin will go on trial later this month. >> the fauquier county teenager killed last month in a car crash will be honored tonight at the homecoming football game at the liberty high school. there will be a moment of silence for ian heflin. he was on his way to school when the car he was riding in struck a tree. he died at the scene. sister was seriously injured in the crash. a third person, but teenage driver, was not hurt. >> if you like staying at the

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dry air in place today, so the humidity will be weighed down. it will feel pleasant. 65 at 9:00, 75 at noon, 80 degrees at 5:00. we will give the weekend right away. there's a chance of rain on saturday. most of the day will be dry. sunday is the day for indoor plants. cloudy, blustery showers, high temperature of 67 -- 57 degrees. let's check contract. >> good morning. as we track your friday morning drive, not much in terms of volume. in light of for the most part. a live look at traffic in arlington, route 1 and route 110, moving quite well. on the beltway from telegraph road, a little heavy traffic in the center lane approaching the woodrow wilson bridge. a live look at crystal city, 395

at glebe road, we have a closure on glebe road between route 1 and arlington ridge. more specifically, joyce street and hayes street with a utility pole down. southbound is expected to open before 6:00 a.m., but northbound modulator. >> prepare for delays on metro this weekend as the agency takes advantage of the columbus day weekend to get the track work done. >> red line trains will single track between judiciary and fort totten. orange lines between stadium- armory and cheverly. it's tonight at 10:00 until closing on monday. >> some drivers in southern california are stunned by rising gas prices. >> in los angeles county the average price for a gallon of regular is $4.35. the price jumped 9 cents earlier this week. some gas stations have much

higher prices. >> i've never seen $5.99 four a gallon. . that is credit is a terrible week for gas prices, the worst ever in october that i can remember. >> prices are exceptionally high in california because of a supply problem due to -- unique to that state. >> fortunately, d.c. drivers are not shelling out quite as much as the folks in california. >> the national averages $3.78 for regular. in d.c., $3.90. $3.71 in maryland and $3.61 in virginia. >> still not exactly a bargain. >> it 5:41, 60 degrees. >> and actress tackling a different role off screen been shopping

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>> here's what's coming up at 6:00 this morning in about 15 minutes. redskins fans, why your pregame tailgate is more than. just a than. >> and who topped the fast food ratings. >> and hear from a woman who witnessed a school bus off a texas overpass and land 15 feet below. everybody survived. that's ahead at 6:00 this morning. >> coming up at 4:00, more details on the hazing death of florida a&m drum major robert champion. katie couric has an exclusive interview with his parents. also, an actor and motivational speaker speaking with two of the former band mates on what happened the. night he the and which former band mate faces trial soon. that's at 4:00 on abc 7. >> tonight at 5:00, and four- year-old arlington girl is alive

because a proper use of cpr. she almost died in a drowning accident at a pool party. because someone knew the right way to perform cpr on a child, she is now recovering. we will meet her hero and apparent tonight on abc 7 news at 5. >> family and friends paid tribute to the 10 people died during the three weeks of terror. >> thank you for the opportunity to bring us together this evening for an occasion of solemn remembrancer, god. >> this was a vigil in gaithersburg remembering those who died when john allen mohammed and lee boyd malvo went on a killing spree 10 years ago in october 2002. >> it is necessary to relive and to share with these people the healing that needs to go on and will continue to go on in my life every time i think about my

best friend >> organizers raised half a million dollars to help victims families >> the search intensifies for fairfax county teenager missing since monday. byran glenn is a would scho -- a woodson high school senior. they are examining his computer and his cellphone and looking at surveillance video from dunkin' donuts where he was last seen monday morning. students at the university of maryland dealing with a bed bug infestation. they're making life tough for students living at the south campus commons. a private company that runs the dormitory runs dormitories in 10 other states and says the problem is consistent in most of its buildings. kenneth arnott happy. -- the students are not happy. >> bay are so easily transferred from one building to another. they say that it is livable, but

we don't want to put ourselves at risk. >> as soon as the company find out about the bed bugs it sense in an exterminator. students say that the bugs keep coming back. >> two men arrested in connection with the murder of a u.s. border patrol agent in arizona. the man arrested in mexico. nicholas i.t. was shot early tuesday morning while responding to a sensor that went off near the border. -- nicholas ivey. he died and two other men injured. daryl hannah arrested while protesting a proposed oil pipeline i. they stood in front of construction equipment in an attempt to stop the work. she is a longtime environmental activist. correct the curiosity rover is about to collect a sample of sand from mars. it will dig into the stand

tomorrow. then it will shake vigorously for eight hours. the purpose to vibrate the sand is to cleanse it of any unwanted debris. this will happen three times. on the fourth time this and will go through complex chemical analysis. a perfect man is upset over a possible shortage of the pumpkin spice latte. >> and how risky is it to buy things from your cell phone as opposed to your computer? let's check in with linda bell. >> with millions of people armed with smartphones, buyer beware. fraud accounts for 1.5% of all mobile phone payments over the next five years. it may not sound like much. consumers will be buying more goods by 2017 it.

so mobile providers need to build better defenses. mcdonald's has filed a trademark for its name for use on ground coffee and cold bean coffee -- whole bean. but the company says the report is speculative. many starbucks change are experiencing a shortage of syrup to create a fall classic. some fans are resorting to ebay to stock up on the instant version. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. i don't know if you guys are finding the pumpkin spice in your area. >> i just keep it simple with basic coffee and cream and

sugar. >> and you go for a lot of it. >> thank you. >> it is a seasonal thing. one pumpkin thing usually has recovered per season. maybe one piece a pumpkin fly. just enough for that flavor. >> moderation. >> someone might want a warm beverage this morning because it is chilly and there will be more on the weekend. it's dry start this morning. clear skies with no humidity. cooling down. that's what we are seeing. let's look at, but temperatures. 64 degrees at reagan national. look at some of the other temperatures. 61 in the district, 56 in reston. 57 in stafford. 60 degrees in germantown. our average this time of year

is 72 with an average low of 55. yesterday we made it up to 81 and we will be similar today with sunshine moving in. high-pressure controlling our weather. we will stay clear today. a strong cold front will be approaching to bring us big changes for the weekend. this is the same system that brought the arctic blast to the upper midwest. more than a foot of snow in parts of minnesota and in north dakota. increasing clouds by saturday with a few showers possible. that's more likely on sunday before we have a big cooldown. it's going to be a little blustery as well. be prepared for that. mostly sunny today, less humid pleasant 77-82. mostly clear tonight, 52-62. looks good for friday night football. and a nice saturday for the most part with rain and increasing clouds late. a 25-degree temperature drop on

sunday. get ready for that. i would like to connect with you on twitter or find me on facebook. i appreciate the tweets i have had already. now to angela. >> happy friday. not seeing a lot of volume so far this morning. there's a new accident in prince william county. bristow road, a portion of that shutdown with an overturned vehicle crashed between 234 dumphries and lucasville. in arlington on glebe road, southbound lanes just reopened between joyce street and hayes street with a utility pole accident. 66 and glebe road, no early

troubles on 66. 270 moving well in maryland. the accident is on the shoulder as you pass montgomery village and on the right shoulder at 124 there is debris on the road, but it's moving well at father hurley. back to you. >> thank you. 5:54 is the time, 61 degrees. credit it actor liam neeson back on the big screen with a sequel to his hit movie. was arch campbell

>> some minnesota lawmakers want to get their hands on baseball great lou gehrig's medical records. but it might provide insight into whether the yankees star died of the disease that now bears his name or if repetitive head trauma played a role. his debt is attributed to a debilitating nneurological disease known as als. he died in 1941. curt schilling of the red sox his bloodstained socks that the war in the world series might cover millions of dollars after his company filed for bankruptcy. the sock is listed as

collateral. of times for the former pitcher. october is breast cancer awareness month. many organizations are wearing pink for the costs. -- cause. >> that includes robert griffin iii. he posted a picture on his facebook page yesterday showing the issues that he will be wearing on the field this sunday. he said that adidas created the footwear just for him. >> very nice. >> restored as county firefighters and paramedics are wearing specially designed pink t-shirts to raise breast cancer awareness. the fire and ems department is selling the pink t-shirts for $15 and the money will be used for breast cancer research. if you want to find out how to get one, go to wjla.com for a link. >> at the box office this weekend, liam neeson is back with his sequel. >> will it give moviegoers a

thrilling ride? arch campbell and as his review. >> good morning. taken ii. people have decided they want revenge. >> i want all three of them. >> just a little holiday in istanbul for liam neeson and his family. he and his ex-wife get kidnapped and their daughter. it has silly dialogue, a retired plot, and mind-numbing violence. 1 star.